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Rookwood Pottery
'Birds and Wild Grass' Teacup and Saucer1884

Not on view
Two handbuilt ceramic pieces with sandy peach glaze and dark green painted bamboo and bird motifs: a square ruffled-edge dish and a footed square cup with a flat handle

Rookwood Pottery, Albert Valentien, 'Birds and Wild Grass' Teacup and Saucer, 1884, Los Angeles County Museum of Art, The Ellen Palevsky Cup Collection, Gift of Max Palevsky, photo © Museum Associates/LACMA

Artist or Maker
Rookwood Pottery
Artist or Maker
Albert Valentien
United States, 1862-1925
Title
'Birds and Wild Grass' Teacup and Saucer
Place Made
United States
Date Made
1884
Medium
Hand painted earthenware
Dimensions
Cup height: 2 1/4 in. (5.72 cm), Diameter: 3 in. (7.62 cm); Saucer: 4 3/4 x 5 1/8 (12.07 x 13.02 cm)
Credit Line
The Ellen Palevsky Cup Collection, Gift of Max Palevsky
Accession Number
AC1998.265.17.1-.2
Classification
Furnishings
Collecting Area
Decorative Arts and Design